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Multiple Scattering of Polarized Light in Plane-Parallel Media: Mueller Matrix Representation and Polarization Parameters in Two Dimensions

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Spatially dependent optical response of a plane-parallel medium to a polarized point source is important theoretically to evaluate the validity of tissue models and simulations and useful practically to detect the physical properties of the scattering particles and the suspending medium.

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This research was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI (JP26390092).

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Otsuki, S. (2019). Multiple Scattering of Polarized Light in Plane-Parallel Media: Mueller Matrix Representation and Polarization Parameters in Two Dimensions. In: Kokhanovsky, A. (eds) Springer Series in Light Scattering. Springer Series in Light Scattering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20587-4_6

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